The President did not indicate in his tweets when and how the ban would be implemented.

President Donald Trump tweeted on Wednesday that transgender individuals would be prohibited from serving in the US military, saying he made the decision after consulting with Generals and military experts.

Trump said his administration would not allow transgender people to serve in any capacity in the US armed forces.

“Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming… victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you,” Trump wrote on his personal Twitter account.